Swiss painter (1861-1923). Autograph quotation signed. Karlsruhe. 15.02.1914. Oblong 8vo (postcard). 1 page.
$ 197 / 180 €
(84643/BN55151)
Inscribed to the German dermatologist Alwin Scharlau: "Verliere als bildender Künstler nie die engsten Beziehungen zur wichtigen Natur [...]". - Specializing in portraiture, genre and nude painting, Ritter was appointed professor for portraiture at the Karlsruhe Academy in 1888, taught at this institution until 1919, and was awarded a gold medal at the "Internationale Kunstausstellung" in Berlin in 1896. - A few tiny ink spots. Self-addressed by the collector on the reverse. The Mecklenburg physician Scharlau (b. 1888) assembled a collection of artists' autographs by personal application.